The Abraham Lincoln companion : a celebration of his life and times through a selection of remembrances, poems, songs, and tributes by relatives, friends, colleagues, and citizens, including important speeches and writings by Lincoln, along with a chronology and contact information for relevant organizations / edited by Helene Henderson ; foreword by Douglas L. Wilson.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-450) and indexes.
Contents:
Lincoln says farewell to the citizens of Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln -- Preface -- 1-18. Early life and career -- Introduction -- 1-1. Abraham Lincoln's autobiographies -- 1-2. Osborn H. Oldroyd's summary of Lincoln's life -- 1-3. Stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln on his childhood -- 1-4. Stepsister Matilda Johnston Moore on her older stepbrother -- 1-5. Cousin Dennis Hanks on Lincoln's early life -- 1-6. John Hanks reminisces about his younger cousin -- 1-7. Clarissa Tuft Vannattin tells how Lincoln helped her sister -- 1-8. Horace Greeley on Lincoln's education -- 1-9. James C. Ambrose on "Choosing 'Abe' Captain" -- 1-10. Best friend Joshua Speed on Lincoln's early career -- 1-11. Fellow lawyer and friend Leonard Swett recounts two versions of meeting Lincoln -- 1-12. Hamilton Wright Mabie on Lincoln as a man of letters -- 1-13. "Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?" / William Knox -- 1-14. "My child-hood home I see again" / Abraham Lincoln -- 1-15. Correspondence between Joshua Speed and Lincoln about their marriages -- 1-16. Ida M. Tarbell on Lincoln's rise in national stature -- 1-17. Correspondence between Grace Bedell and Lincoln about his beard -- 1-18. Lincoln says farewell to the citizens of Springfield -- 2-20. William H. Crook on Lincoln's trip to Richmond near the War's end -- Introduction -- 2-1. James Russell Lowell on Lincoln as President -- 2-2. Nathaniel Hawthorne on meeting Lincoln -- 2-3. "We are coming Father Abraham, or, Three hundred thousand more : inscribed to our volunteers" / Bayard Taylor -- 2-4. James Shrigley recalls Lincoln appointing him hospital chaplain -- 2-5. Thomas T. Eckert remembers Lincoln at the War Department -- 2-6. The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society congratulates Lincoln on emancipation -- 2-7. Frederick Douglass recalls Emancipation Day -- 2-8. Correspondence between President Lincoln and the Chicago Sanitary Commission -- 2-9. Francis B. Carpenter on painting The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation -- 2-10. James Abram Garfield on the Emancipation Proclamation -- 2-11. "The Emancipation Group" / John Greenleaf Whittier -- 2-12. E.W. Andrews accompanies Lincoln to Gettysburg -- 2-13. Jacob Hoke on Lincoln at Gettysburg -- 2-14. Excerpt from "The Gettysburg Ode" / Bayard Taylor -- 2-15. James Speed recalls Lincoln discharging a mother's sons from the army -- 2-16. Harriet Beecher Stowe shares her impressions of Lincoln -- 2-17. Sojourner Truth on meeting Lincoln -- 2-18. Joshua Speed remembers one of his last visits with Lincoln -- 2-19. Elizabeth Keckley remembers Lincoln's second inaugural -- 2-20. William H. Crook on Lincoln's trip to Richmond near the War's end -- 4-5. Elizabeth Keckley on hearing of his death -- 2-22. Charles Carleton Coffin describes the President's entry into Richmond -- 2-23. A report on the "Ax incident" -- pt. 3. The man behind the legend -- Introduction -- 3-1. Elizabeth Keckley describes some domestic scenes -- 3-2. Noah Brooks and William H. Crook on Lincoln and Tad -- 3-3. Francis B. Carpenter describes Lincoln's love of Shakespeare -- 3-4. Leonard Wells Volk on sculpting Lincoln -- 3-5. "On the life-mask of Abraham Lincoln" / Richard Watson Gilder -- 3-6. David R. Locke recounts conversations with Lincoln -- 3-7. Henry Villard describes Lincoln's storytelling -- 3-8. Albert B. Chandler on Lincoln's hair and newsboys -- 3-9. Henry Clay Whitney relates a Lincoln quip about weighty men -- 3-10. Alexander K. McClure shares popular anecdotes about Lincoln -- pt. 4. The death of Lincoln -- Introduction -- 4-1. William H. Crook remembers Lincoln's last day -- 4-2. Walt Whitman describes the scene of the assassination -- 4-3. Edwin M. Stanton gives a first-hand account of Lincoln's assassination -- 4-4. Maunsell B. Field describes the night of Lincoln's death -- 4-5. Elizabeth Keckley on hearing of his death -- 5-12. "Abraham Lincoln" / 4-7. Americans recall where they were : Caroline Richards, Lucretia Mott, and Jane Addams -- 4-8. "The death of Lincoln" / Rose Terry Cooke -- 4-9. Eulogy by Ralph Waldo Emerson, April 19, 1865 -- 4-10. Eulogy by Henry Ward Beecher, April 23, 1865 -- 4-11. Eulogy by Phillips Brooks, April 23, 1865 -- 4-12. Eulogy by Seth Sweetser, April 23, 1865 -- 4-13. Eulogy by Matthew Simpson, May 4, 1865 -- 4-14. Eulogy by Charles Sumner, June 1, 1865 -- 4-15. From "Ode recited at the Harvard Commemoration" / James Russell Lowell -- 4-16. Poems by Walt Whitman -- pt. 5. Tributes and legacy -- Introduction -- 5-1. Remembrance / Mary Todd Lincoln -- 5-2. William H. Herndon gives his impressions of Lincoln's character -- 5-3. Horace Greeley on Lincoln's leadership -- 5-4. Tribute / Shelby M. Cullom -- 5-5. Tribute / Schuyler Colfax -- 5-6. Tribute / Frederick Douglass -- 5-7. Tribute / Ulysses S. Grant -- 5-8. William Tecumseh Sherman recalls his last meeting with Lincoln -- 5-9. Tribute / Walt Whitman -- 5-10. Robert G. Ingersoll on Lincoln's legacy -- 5-11. Tribute / Lyman Abbott -- 5-12. "Abraham Lincoln" / Rose Terry Cooke -- 6-9. Centennial celebration in Bloomington, Indiana : Adlai E. Stevenson -- Bliss Carman -- 5-14. "Lift every voice and sing" / James Weldon Johnson -- 5-15. "Lincoln" / Paul Laurence Dunbar -- 5-16. Jonathan P. Dolliver on Lincoln's legacy -- 5-17. Mark Twain on preserving Lincoln's birthplace -- 5-18. Tribute / Frederic Harrison -- 5-19. Tribute / Rutherford B. Hayes -- 5-20. Tribute / William McKinley -- 5-21. Tribute / Theodore Roosevelt -- pt. 6. Centennial celebrations -- Introduction -- 6-1. "The man of peace" / Bliss Carman -- 6-2. Centennial celebration in Chicago, Illinois : J.A. Macdonald -- 6-3. Centennial celebration Chicago, Illinois : Emil G. Hirsch -- 6-4. Centennial celebration in Chicago, Illinois : A. J. Carey -- 6-5. Centennial celebration in Chicago, Illinois : J.W.E. Bowen -- 6-6. Centennial celebration in Chicago, Illinois : Frederick Dent Grant -- 6-7. Centennial celebration in Springfield, Illinois : Jean Adrian Jusserand -- 6-8. Centennial celebration in Peoria, Illinois : Kogoro Takahira -- 6-9. Centennial celebration in Bloomington, Indiana : Adlai E. Stevenson -- 7-9. Subject index. 6-11. Centennial celebration in New York New York : Joseph Hodges Choate -- 6-12. Centennial celebration in New York, New York : Booker T. Washington -- 6-13. Centennial celebration in New York, New York : Chauncey M. Depew -- 6-14. Centennial celebration in Washington, D.C. : Joaquim Nabuco -- 6-15. Centennial celebration in Manchester, England : Church Howe -- 6-16. "Lincoln on pennies" / Carl Sandburg -- pt. 7. A selection of Lincoln's speeches and writings -- Introduction -- 7-1. Speech at Peoria, Illinois, October 16, 1854 -- 7-2. "House divided" speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858 -- 7-3. Speech at Cooper Institute, New York, February 27, 1860 -- 7-4. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 -- 7-5. Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862 -- 7-6. Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 -- 7-7. Thanksgiving Proclamation, October 3, 1863 -- 7-8. Gettysburg Address, November 19. 1863 -- 7-9. Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 -- Photo and illustration credits -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Contact information for Lincoln groups : associations, educational institutes, landmarks and historic sites, libraries, museums, and other web resources related to Abraham Lincoln -- Author index -- Subject index.
Summary:
"Contains over 100 primary source selections including essays, proclamations, letters, eulogies, poems, and songs to illustrate Abraham Lincoln's life, presidency, and legacy. Features include a chronology, bibliography, and contact information and web sites for associations, libraries, museums, and historic sites"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.